Carlton Banks dancing to 'It's Not Unusual' on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an all-time classic sitcom moment.

But according to actor Alfonso Ribeiro, having those spectacular moves captured for posterity has "most of the time" felt more like a curse.

"Even today, it still feels that way," Ribeiro told Digital Spy. "I've learned to appreciate it, but any time you create something like that, people see it before they see you, or they respect that more than they respect you, or your feelings as a human being.

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"It can be incredibly difficult at times to deal with. No matter where I go, if I leave my house and if I'm in public somewhere, somebody is inevitably going to ask me to dance for them.

"And as much as now I laugh it off, at the end of the day, it's incredibly rude for people to ask somebody in the street to dance for you."

Ouch. Still, Ribeiro says he understands the "love" for nerdy Carlton's routine set to the Tom Jones classic.

"I no longer get upset and can put it into perspective," he insisted. "But still, I'll be in a bathroom stall and I'll have somebody come up to me and ask for me to dance for them. It's the weirdest, craziest, ridiculous thing ever."

We're sure Ribeiro sees the funny side, despite his reservations – in 2013, he appeared on The Graham Norton Show to perform the Carlton Dance opposite guests Will and Jaden Smith.

A clip of the performance went viral and has attracted almost 52 million YouTube views to date.

He did it again the following year, when he competed in season 19 of Dancing with the Stars.